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Damascus and the SDF sketch terms for integration as talks intensify
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi says Damascus and the SDF have reached a “preliminary understanding” on how to fold the Kurdish-led force into Syrian state structures: existing SDF…
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Iraqi Parliamentary Election: Kurdistan Region Seat Projections for Major Political Forces
The election campaign has been underway for over a week now, with political lists and candidates pursuing their electoral fortunes to establish their true standing. Based on multiple polls, parties’…
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Verbal Agreements, No Roadmap: SDF and Damascus Circle the March 10 Deal
The SDF commander Mazloum Abdi has denied in an interview with pro-SDF Rohahi TV that any localised breakthrough has been reached in Deir Ezzor to hand over key assets to…
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Nechirvan Barzani has phoned Mazloum Abdi ahead of his meeting with Erdoğan
Today, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, in the presence of Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın. He also held a separate meeting…
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Leaked Files Expose the Barzani Brothers’ $100M U.S. Property Spree
A new Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) investigation shows the five sons of KDP president Masoud Barzani channelled over $100 million into direct U.S. property purchases, along with…
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Can the PKK Peace Process Survive if Ocalan Stays Silent on the SDF?
The Turkish political agenda has now shifted to one crucial question: will the parliamentary commission on the peace process visit the PKK’s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan? Nationalist MHP leader and…
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Iraq’s Jaafari Law Triggers Flight of Hundreds of Mothers to Kurdistan
Since the enactment of Iraq’s controversial Jaafari Personal Status Law forty days ago, more than 800 mothers have fled Baghdad and other southern and western provinces, relocating to the Kurdistan…
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SDF Commander, al-Sharaa, and US Envoy Hold Pivotal Talks in Damascus
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Mazloum Abdi has met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus for pivotal discussions regarding the future of northeast Syria. US envoy to Syria Tom…
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Iraq’s KRG Oil Exports Bring $65 per Barrel but Leave 550-Billion-Dinar Salary Gap
The Iraqi government has sold one million barrels of oil from the Kurdistan Region for $65 million, averaging $65 per barrel. Context: at present, Iraq’s SOMO exports around 150,000 barrels…
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Syrian parliamentary elections are not a transparency issue but a structural one
The indirect Syrian parliamentary elections held yesterday were rejected by the SDF and Druze-led groups in Suwayda. Elections did not take place in Suwayda, Hasakah, or Raqqa. Context: Bedran Chia…
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